Plaster-of-paris-bandage package.



'0. G. SGHULZ.

PLASTEBOF PARIS BANDAGE PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1909.

Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIO.

OTTO C. SCHULZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BAUER & BLACK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PLAS'IER-OF-PARIS-BANDAGE PACKAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Application filed April 28, 1909. Serial No. 492,755.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, O'rro O. SoHULz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Plaster-of-Paris-Bandage Packages, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a plaster of Paris bandage package having a supply of loose plaster of Paris for finishing off a bandage after it has been applied and for other purposes.

Another object is to surround the bandage in the package with a quantity of loose plaster of Paris so that the bandage may be easily removed from the container box without removing the loose plaster of Paris. And a further object is to protect the bandage so that it may be kept indefinitely in its original condition and without impairing its usefulness.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a top plan view of the package with the cover of the box removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view of the package.

The bandage 3 is preferably in the form of a roll and as is customary is composed of a loosely woven fabric carrying a great quantity of finely divided plaster of Paris. This roll is inclosed in a wrapper l of pa-rafiin paper or other material which will exclude moisture. The paper wrapped bandage is packed in a container 5 which has a diameter more or less greater than the diameter of the roll to provide an annular space around the roll which is completely filled with loose plaster of Paris 6. The box has been made with a paper body 7, a metal bottom 8 and a tight fitting metal cover 9, but it can be made in any shape or manner and of any suitable materials. I prefer to inclose the paper wrapped bandage in a tubular shell 10 which may fit closely on the bandage, but this shell can be dispensed with. The shell affords an additional protection for the bandage, holding it in shape and excluding moisture, and it facilitates the removal of the bandage from the box without removing the loose plaster of Paris.

In practice the bandage is rolled and wrapped in the paraffin paper, inserted in the shell, and then put in the box, after which the space in the box around the in closed bandage is completely filled with loose plaster of Paris and the cover is put on. The inclosed bandage rests upon the bottom of the box and the cover fits snugly against the bandage and the shell. I may provide the shell with a bottom and removable cover if desired. IVhen the bandage is to be used the cover is removed, the shell and bandage are taken out of the box together, the bandage separated from the shell and the wrapper removed. This can be done without removing any material part of the loose plaster of Paris from the box. After the bandage has been applied the loose plaster of Paris may be used to fasten loose edges or ends or for any other purpose. The loose plaster of Paris may also be used for securing splints. The bandage may be soaked in water before the shell is removed, if desired, but if it is provided with a top and bottom one or the other, or both, should first be removed. 7

As is well known by those skilled in the manufacture and use of these bandages, the plaster of Paris disposed in the space between the covering or shell and the internal surface of the body portion of the container will absorb much of the moisture that may enter between the cover and the top edge of the container wall, thereby preventing the larger part of it from coming in contact with the paper covering of the bandage. It will be apparent, therefore, from the foregoing that the plaster of Paris disposed in the outer space about the bandage serves to protect the bandage until it comes into the hands of the ultimate user and may be subsequently used in applying the bandage itself.

WVhat I claim and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

A plaster of Paris bandage package comprising a bandage formed of a roll of loosely woven fabric carrying a quantity of finely divided plaster of Paris, a paper covering wrapped about said roll, a container of greater diameter than said covering and of substantially the length of said roll, and a filling of finely divided plaster of Paris completely filling the space between the cover and the body portion of the container.

OTTO O. SOHULZ.

Witnesses:

WM. O. BELT, M. A. KIDDIE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

